‘My big concern…’ Paul Scholes says what Ruben Amorim did recently means his ‘head is fried’ now

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Ruben Amorim can celebrate progression into the next round of the FA Cup and he’ll get plenty of time to prep for Spurs in the league but questions remain.

The manner of victory over Leicester City was hardly convincing, requiring an offside goal in injury time to get over the line, and the league form, especially at home, is relegation-worthy.

There remains the asterisk over every negative that this is a long-term project and Ruben Amorim has made all the right noises off the pitch.

However, what he did recently caught the eye of Paul Scholes, who said it could mean that Amorim’s ‘head is fried’ and he’s a ‘bit confused’ at the minute.

Paul Scholes on Ruben Amorim

Paul Scholes has always been known for his hot takes and whether one agrees or disagrees with him, they are always bound to incite discussion.

That is what has happened again after his recent take on the Man Utd manager and the growing concern around him in Scholes’ mind.

Speaking on the Overlap Fan Debate on YouTube, Scholes noticed something Amorim did in the game against Leicester that baffled him.

He said: “A big concern for me is that we’ve been crying out for a left wing-back. We buy one [In Patrick Dorgu] and it tells me his [Ruben Amorim’s] head is a little bit fried and confused at the minute because he plays him at right wing-back and keeps Dalot on the left. What’s going on here?”

Amorim defended his Patrick Dorgu call

Dorgu was hooked off at half-time but it wasn’t due to a bad performance, as he had an encouraging debut but the questions remained over Amorim’s call.

He defended it after the game, saying that Dorgu has played a lot of games on the right side and they needed players who can come inside and combine with the midfielders.

While that explanation made sense in isolation, it takes away both Dorgu and Dalot’s best strength of overlapping on their stronger foot and creating overloads out wide.

By putting Amad as the right-sided attacking midfielder, both he and Dorgu ended up occupying the same space, and Garnacho’s introduction added some much-needed zip and directness in the second half.

This is Amorim’s first decision that has been almost universally panned and Scholes, for once, is not far off the mark even though his assessment might be a bit extreme.